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Free Tobacco Cessation Classes In Greene County

Last updated on Tuesday, January 6, 2015

(GREENE CO.) - Greene County General Hospital is offering free tobacco cessation classes beginning Jan. 26.

The class will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays Jan. 26 through March 30 in the Violet Newton Conference Room located on the ground level of Greene County General Hospital.

The classes are taught by Chris Sparks, RN, who works for Greene County Home Healthcare. Assisting with the classes are Racheall Lengacher, a respiratory therapist who manages the hospital's Respiratory Therapy Department, and Lana Heath, a respiratory therapist.

Sparks, who successfully quit smoking several years ago, offers an insider perspective for her students.

Some of the benefits of smokers can expect when quitting, according to the American Cancer Society, are:

For more information or to sign up for tobacco cessation classes, call (812) 847-9502.

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